DonRocks Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I was at Total Wine, Annandale, last week, and there was a tasting stand set up near the entrance featuring six beers by Manassas Virginia's Heritage Brewing Company, a veteran-owned and operated brewery in Manassas that sometimes uses whiskey barrels from Catoctin Creek for their beers sold in bombers. I tried a total of six beers, and was (by far) most impressed with their Scotch Ale (they also have a barrel-aged Scotch Ale that was pushing 9% ABV, and not to my taste). I'd never heard of Heritage before last week, and theyŕe obviously proud to be veteran-owned and operated; the problem is that I really only liked one of the beers I tasted; the good news is that I liked it a *lot* - the "regular" Scotch Ale that's sold in six-packs; the barrel-aged Scotch Ale is sold in individual bombers, and was just too strong for me. These are hoppy beers, and hop-heads will probably love them; as a balance freak, I was sold instantly by the regular Scotch Ale, which the gentleman at the tasting stand said was malty, but was really merely "not hopped to death." Heritage is a brewery you'll be seeing in the future, so you should be aware of it now - I've never heard of anyone saying anything about it before. I wish this veteran-owned business the very best of luck (and I very much enjoyed the six-pack I purchased with the generous 10%-off coupons they were handing out) - I suspect this will be carried by Total Wine, Annandale, on an ongoing basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 They seem to have a fairly loyal local following. A few of the bars in old town manassas have them on tap. I find most of their beers to be unbalanced as you said and just not pleasant to drink. I do however enjoy their Freedom Isn't Free IPA. I thought that one brought a nice complexity along with a hoppy finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Now open in Clarendon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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